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A professional studio based education within the context of a university, founded in 1877. www.hart

At the Hartford Art School, we educate the whole artist through rigorous studio-based disciplines in a liberal arts university setting. And with an undergraduate enrollment of about 310 students, you can count on lots of personal attention from the professional artists, designers, and historians who teach our classes in eight diverse studio areas and art history. Because we are part of a comprehen

sive university with a broad range of courses that complement our studio disciplines, you will learn the skills it takes for you to thrive wherever your passion takes you. Courses in creative or technical writing, computer science, communications, marketing, management, history, literature, or education—whatever you desire to complement your studio courses and further your career objectives—are available at the University of Hartford.

04/06/2026

Our next talk as part of the Auerbach Lecture Series will feature Shae Bishop, and it is right round the corner! Hosted by the ceramics department, Bishop's talk "Ceramic Wear," will be held on Wednesday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m. (Note this was originally scheduled for February, but we had to postpone this event due to weather.)

The lecture will be held in Wilde Auditorium, and is free and open to the public.

The talk and visit by Shae Bishop is made possible by The Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund of the Hartford Art School Endowment, Inc.

04/01/2026

Day of Giving is here! Together, we have the chance to unlock additional funds for the Hartford Art School through pledged challenges and matches from generous alumni, parents, and friends. Let's meet their challenges and secure a bright future for the Hartford Art School!

11/05/2025

Join us for our second Auerbach Lecture Series this semester on November 19!

The second talk is presented by Grace Yasumura, and hosted by the art history department. Her talk “The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture” will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

The talk and visit by Grace Yasumura is made possible by The Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund of the Hartford Art School Endowment, Inc.

11/03/2025

Can you believe that it is already November? 🍂🦃

This month is all about celebrating our community and sharing what we're grateful for with all of our can't-miss events! Take a sneak peek below and get ready to fill up your calendar with seasonal fun. 🗓️

November Event Highlights | On Campus

🍽️ Etiquette Dinner on Wednesday, November 12, 5-7:30 p.m. (Registration Required)

✍️ Auerbach Lecture: Mark Winters, Animation and Game Art with Hartford Art School on Thursday, November 14, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

🎭 2025 Dramatis Personae Mainstage Production: Web of Lies running November 14-16

🍽️ Friendsgiving with UHART Dining on Tuesday, November 18, 5-8:30 p.m. in GSU

🎤 Hartford Art School Alumni Forum: Life as a Tattoo Artist on Thursday, November 20, 12:30-2 p.m.

🏡 Thanksgiving Break happening November 22-30

10/21/2025

In less than a month, we kick off the semester's Auerbach Lecture Series! The first talk is presented by Mark Winters, and hosted by the animation and game art department.

His talk “From Soup to Nuts: Art Generalists in Games and Entertainment” will be held on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. It is free and open to all. Come join us!

The talk and visit by Mark Winters is made possible by The Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund of the Hartford Art School Endowment, Inc.

09/19/2025

We have some new faces around campus...and we are thrilled to shine the spotlight on two of them!

We are so excited to have Andrae Green join us as the assistant professor of painting, and Adam Chau as the Edith Dale Monson Gallery director/curator.

Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, Andrae Green’s work delves into the emotional and spiritual dimensions of lived experience, especially within family relationships. His paintings illuminate vulnerability, optimism, and desire in ways that resonate with our shared humanity. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the National Gallery of Jamaica, Maddox Gallery in Los Angeles, and the Southampton Arts Center in New York.

Adam Chau is a curator, researcher, and grant administrator working in art, craft, and design. He recently finished a four-year tenure at ArtsWestchester, New York state's largest independent arts council as Director of Exhibitions, leading the on-site exhibitions program and county-wide Public Art initiatives. Dedicated to both the preservation and cutting-edge advancement of craft, he has lectured internationally on digital manufacturing and AI in the creative sector. Adam's culturally-focussed work has included The Lunar Project, which brings together artists from the Asian diaspora by commissioning artworks, performances, and craft-based activities across the United States. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Council for the Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) and a member of the International Academy of Ceramics, a UNESCO partner.

Welcome, Andrae and Adam!

09/11/2025

We are super excited about all these exhibitions and more!

Human Marks: Tattooing in Contemporary Art opens on September 11 with a reception from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition runs through December 13.

Human Marks will be the 8th International Distinguished Artists Symposium and Exhibition (IDASE), reviving this esteemed program after an eleven-year hiatus. The full-day symposium will be on September 12.

More information about the exhibitions, upcoming related programs, and more can be found on our gallery website: www.hartford.edu/gallery

05/30/2025

what a year!

03/17/2025

Visual artist Krista Leigh Davis will present her talk “Exercises for Interspecies Allyship," on Tuesday, April 1, at 2:30 p.m., in Wilde Auditorium. This lecture, hosted by the sculpture department, is the third of this academic year’s Auerbach Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public.

Krista Davis is a visual artist working in video, animation, performance, and sculpture, living between Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory (Dawson City, Yukon) and K’jipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia). Her practice is a space where dirt, bones, and jars of microscopic algal communities meet costumes, wigs, and jars of glass glitter, where queerness, the Wild, and relationships in the natural world guide artistic explorations. In this space, Davis hopes to uncover creative, even fantastical strategies to shift human and non-human relationships toward a more ecologically just world.

This talk and visit by Krista Leigh Davis is made possible by The Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund of the Hartford Art School Endowment, Inc.

03/10/2025

Designer and multidisciplinary artist Silas Munro presents the latest iteration of his ongoing project “Black Grids,” with the exhibition, “How Can the Grid Deal with a Messy World?” which runs through April 12, at the Hartford Art School’s Joseloff Gallery.

An Artist Talk, in which Munro will be in conversation with Bethani Blake, Associate Curator for the African Diaspora at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, will take place at Wilde Auditorium on Wednesday, March 26, at 5 p.m.

The exhibition and associated programming are made possible by the Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in the Visual Arts fund held by Hartford Art School Endowment, Inc.

03/07/2025

HAS faculty Ellen Carey is a featured speaker in an upcoming event on March 8, which celebrates and highlights women in photography.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025, the University of Mississippi will feature the work of photography scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts in a free, online, global, 24-hour symposium dedicated to celebrating the contributions of women to the medium of photography from photography’s announcement in 1839 to contemporary practitioners in 2024.

This unique event aims to highlight the diverse and impactful work of women and female-identifying photographers, and those working with photography, across many different cultures and time zones.

Read our story to learn more about this event and how to virtually attend: https://tinyurl.com/3538sabr

02/11/2025

We are excited to host a lecture by Julia Hotz, a solutions focused journalist next week! Hotz’s talk “Social prescribing: reconnecting to what matters to you,” will touch upon the science, stories, and spread of social prescribing. This year's Koltenuk Art and Healthcare lecture will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 5 p.m., in Wilde Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, though attendees are encouraged to sign up early via this form: https://shorturl.at/OIBAq

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